Orleans, VT

by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Ezra Foss, 28, of Morgan pled innocent to felony charges of first-degree aggravated domestic assault and first-degree aggravated domestic assault with a weapon, as well as three charges of reckless endangerment.  Judge Justin Jiron, one of several judges who presided in the Criminal Division of Orleans County Superior Court while Judge Bonnie Badgewick was overseeing a jury trial, ordered Mr. Foss to be held without bail. According to the affidavit filed by Newport

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by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Board members representing districts in the North Country and Orleans Central (OCSU) Supervisory Unions met here on October 8, to begin merger discussions mandated under Act 170.  While the law, passed in the last legislative session, does not require districts to combine, it does require serious “good faith” consideration of a merger plan. Heather Boucher, former interim Secretary of Education during the time of the forced mergers under Act 26, was named by th

by Gabrielle Gervais ORLEANS — On October 2, game wardens and a representative from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department hosted an open discussion at the Orleans Municipal Building on the new hunting regulations to take effect in the 2026 season.  The Fish and Wildlife website says the changes are intended to provide additional hunting opportunity and allow for more effective management. Paul Noel, representative of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for Orleans County, said the big

by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — Vermont State Police Trooper James Gallup filed an affidavit that said a man called police around 6:48 p.m. on October 7 and said Lucian Mason, 46, of Glover, tried to stab him in front of Olney’s General Store in Orleans.  The affidavit says the man said he was cut on the hand in the incident, but did not need medical attention.  The man went to the Derby State Police barracks and spoke with Trooper Gallup, […]